Want More Conflict in Your Novel? Go DM & Balance the Party

August 10, 2014

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This article is among the clearest I’ve read on how to ensure your characters live in a world of conflict. The examples (from stellar TV, and movies, of course) are superior. It has helped me better define the conflict between my antagonist and my protagonist.

Recently, I’ve added homeschooling The Spawn to the list of what I already do. Blog, write books, teach, run two small businesses and keeping a house clean, the yard mowed, and my family fed. As an introvert who works from home, it’s easy to realize you no longer leave the house and are talking to yourself way more than is healthy. Thus, I’ve been on a mission to break some patterns and do what might scare me (talking to other people in person).

Btw, writers don’t count.

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In the spirit of this “Doing Stuff Differently” I joined some friends for a monthly game of Dungeons and Dragons, and took Hubby as a hostage teammate. I hadn’t played D&D since I was in high school so there is a learning curve. But one thing that struck me is how being an author had changed my perspective. The…